【推荐1】Who is the most famous artist in the world? If not Leonardo da Vinci, it might be Pablo Picasso. Picasso was one of the most famous _________ of the 20th century. He had a talent for drawing.

Born in Spain, Picasso _________ his talent at an early age. He first learned painting from his father, who was an art teacher. He _________ painting every day. By the time he was 13, he could already draw better than his father.

He could _________ and paint just about anything, and in any style. He liked to _________ new ideas by himself. And his paintings were very _________ with people of all ages.

People divided (把……分为) his life and art into different periods (时期). One of _________ most famous periods was his cubist period (立体主义时期). Cubism is that an artist paints things, like a bottle, from many _________ angles (角度) all in the same picture, _________ you see the front the back and the sides of the bottle all at the same time. In a way, it’s a bit like having X-ray eyes.

This new way of painting __________ the art world in the 20th century. Picasso has become an idol of many artists nowadays. People say he helped us see the world in new ways.

【推荐2】Xian Xinghai was a very famous musician in China. He wrote one of the greatest pieces of music of the 20^thcentury. In his short life he wrote nearly 300 songs and an opera.

Xian was born in Panyu, Guangzhou, China in 1905. Because his father died before he was born, Xian moved from place to place with his mother. He began learning to play_______violin when he was 20 years old. In the beginning, his violin was_______cheap and badly made that he_______not play it well. His friends laughed at him. Xian did not stop_______and soon showed his talent. In 1934, he was one of the students_______studied in a special music school in Paris.

In 1935, he returned to China. Later, he came to Yan’an_______music at a college._______there were no pianos in Yan’an at that time, Xian still wrote_______of his most important music there, includingThe Yellow River Cantata, his most famous work.

In May 1940, Xian_______to the Soviet Union by the Chinese Communist Party to write music for movies. In the Soviet Union, life was very hard. Xian got sick and later died of lung(肺) illness________October 30, 1945, aged only 40. Xian’s music, however, lives on in people’s hearts.

【推荐3】Xian Xinghai was a very famous musician in China. In his short life he finished _____ 300 works.

Xian was born in Macao, China in 1905. He learned to play the violin when he was 13 years old. _____, his violin was so cheap and badly made that he _____ not play it well. His friends laughed at him. Xian did not _____ playing it and soon showed his talent. In 1931, he was _____ of the first Chinese students who studied in a special music school in Paris. Before he _____, Xian became the school’s best student and won several prizes for his talent.

Later, he came to Yan’an to _____ music at a college. There were no pianos in Yan’an at that time, but Xian still wrote some of his most important music there. The Yellow River Cantata is his most famous _____.

In May 1940, Xian was sent to a foreign country to write music for movies. Life was very _____ then. Xian got sick and later died of a lung illness ______ October 30, 1945, aged only 40. Xian’s music, however, lives on in the people’s hearts.

【推荐3】Sam was worried. The following morning, he would have art class. It was his favourite class, but there was a _____. Sam saw the world differently from everybody else. When he drew, birds had different-sized wings and buildings had strange shapes. Every time he painted a picture, his teachers and classmates would be _____.

It was time for the art class. Nervously, Sam looked at the white piece of paper in front of him.

“Good morning, Class.” said Mr White. “Today, we’re going to paint...”

Sam _____, wondering what the next word would be. “Please.” he thought. “Not houses, not buildings...”

“We’re going to paint _____.” said Mr White, with a smile.

“Yes! Great!” said Sam excitedly.

“We _____ paint that!” shouted Mike from the other side of the classroom.

“Sure, you can!” replied Mr White _____. “Think about it, Mike. What makes you happy?”

“Umm...beaches, sunshine, and... ice-cream!” said Mike.

“Well, there you go. That’s how you paint it. Start working!” said Mr White.

Sam was already _____. He splashed (泼洒) large amounts of paint all over the paper. It was really beautiful! There were shapes that we didn’t have _____ the real world and the colors were so shining. The whole class _____ and Sam looked proud.

From that day on, Sam was never nervous about art class. He knew that he could paint happiness, _____ he painted.